The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-12
OBRIEN's RECEPTION.
IreIand's ASitatOr welcomed nc New
York.

Il ALCAeAANAN8 AfSAt8NOE ~ CACOA4cO NJ NcEs
York.
NEW YORK, May 9.-The steamship
Umbria, with Mr.. William O'Brien
editor of the United Ireland, and Bish
op Ireland of Minnesota on board, wa.
unable to cross the bar at high water
| this morning on account of the fog ant
| will now remain at anchor outside unit
| 6 O'Clock this evening. When this new:
| was reported to the reception commit
| tee, who went early to the CunaTd pie
/ to greet the distinguished passengers
they at once notified John III. Strain Il
procure a steam boat for them, that
they might go down the bay to accord {
welcome on the arrival of the party
The following address was read to Mr.,
O'Brien:
DEAR SIR:-On behalf of the Irish.
American people of our great city, We
welcome you heartily and cordial.
ly to New York. You are nc
stranger in a strange land
for beyond the brief period of youI
former stay in this country you have
found Judgment in our hearts and we
welcome you again and again; we hon
or you for years of service, which have
made your name a household word
Wherever the exiled children of our
race are. there is the name of William
O'Brien revered and respected. When
| five years ago you went down to Nal
10y, your native town, to stand as a
Nationalist candidate, your success
caused dismay to Ireland's enemies
and gave a death blow to the rotten
borough system so well adapted to
needy placemen who are ever ready to
placate power and worship the golden
calf. 1t is not necessary to follow the
record of your partisan career
in the light of splendid service to the
Irish party. No better eulogium is re-
quired than to say you performed your
whole duty. disregarding every con-
sideratiOn of health and looking to
Ireland's welfare alone; but, perhaps
the highest claim you have on our af-
fectionS is your position as editor of
United Ireland, and in it's darkest
hours and almost hopeless despair the
clarion voice of Ireland's greatest jour
nal rang out in thunder tones the senti-
ment that made the enemies of the peo-
pie writhe beneath the lash of one who
his foul work, partisan judges and ev-
cry tool of tyranny covered under the
exposure that brought their infamy to
light. Oppression and a free press can
not cO-eXist, and the fiat went forth
that United Ireland must be suppress
ed and its editor imprisoned. In vain
doth the heather rage. and so with re-
newed vigor you carried on the warfare
and tore the mask from an unspeakable
ogre's castle. Moral and political cor
Iuption go hand in hand, SO in God s
providence Ireland shall gain the in
estimable boon of self government,
grateful people will not forget your
services in Kidding them of the can
cerous plague that cursed Dublin for
years. And now sir, in conclusion, we
trust the mission you are engaged in
will be eminently successful. In it you
have our hearty support, and we wish
save the people of Ireland from the
sentences of death to which alien land
them, thanks to the National League
and indomitable spirit of our
people in Ireland, and to the moral and
national aid they obtained here and else
where. The battle is progressing
gloriously and of omens certain victory
in coming time are clear to every discern
brethren in Canada if you do not re-
ceive from them. general Irish well
come. Already echo sympathies of
representative Canadians, through
their Parliament, have been heard and
they have spoken with no uncertain
words. This warrants us in expecting
renewal of cordial and sincere eXa
pressions, moral supports and such evil
dent acts as will give earnest expression
of their friendly feelings to the cause
you represent. This we do know, you
have the kndest wishes of the Irish
Americans, of New York, and we
trust you will ever retain pleasant
memories of them. You can assure
Mr.. Parnell and his colleagues of our
fullest confidence in them and our
determination to continue the struggle
until the end shall crown their work in
restoring to Ireland the self-govern-
ment and freedom which we Ameri-
cans justly regard as our dearest and
most sacred possession.
NEW YORK, May O.-Persistency
and patience achieved notable vic
tory yesterday, and the Irish Commit
tee of Welcome at last found Mr.. VIII
liam O'Brien. This they accomplished
in the dead of night about forty miles
from New York in dense fog and III
damp, dismal and gloomy weather
and never perhaps has there been a
more weird and extraordinary scene
than that which took place when the
committees steamer got alongside the
immense Cunarder, Umbria. There
ID q AOOoAAS ID HCAOO
from the big steamer, but when the
second cheer is given for MIR. O'Brien
and Ireland, they were all not cheers
that responded. Some were cheers
and some of the cheers were for Lord
LAnsdowne. Then out upon that
heaving sea in the midst of the fog
and damp sleets, English and Irish an.
tagonists found abundant vent. ''God
save the Queen,n and S'GOd save Ire
To- Ls.r u 4,
and jeer and gibe and taunt passed
across the intervening tide. 'tTake
| that Hne," was roughly spoken
from the smaller vessel, and the an.
sWer came from Captain McMackin
''What do you mean by coming along
side and treating us like dogs?n Their
they inferred that they would not lei
| anybody on board without the health
officers permit. He was Informed
that a doctor was on board and also g
| custom house officer. Then he was
| told that O'Brien was wanted from
the Umbria as was also Bishop Ireland
Take him, - said voice, referring IL
Mr.. . 'Brien, "we1l have clear weather
now that Jonah is going," and MIR
O'Brien came to the gangway and
said, Are there any friends of mine
on board, who wish me to go to New
York tonight" Yes, was the
Il = L VI
said MO 'Brien, in compliment to the
towards on board this ship" The
process Of transfer was tedious and
difficult. Bishop Ireland elected to re
main on board, but Mr.. O'Brien and
other passengers came down the lad
der. The Irish patriot was warmly
welcomed, and there was renewal OF
the taunts, cheers and counter cheerE
/ as the vessels grew faint to each othel
1 in the fog. The stern line of the little
vessel was supposed to have been cut
by somebody on board the Umbria but
a deck hand of the Moore said that the
rope was broken on board that boat
by the up and down strain. Mr.
1 O'Brien's passage had not been un
mixed with pleasure. He had beer
subjected to various annoyances by his
| fellow passengers. Bishop Ireland, OF
one occasion, rebuked them, saying
that he could call up 900 passenger
| from the stearage, who would drown
them out. This, one of the passenger
affected to regard as threat. Aftel
some preliminary amenities, MIR
tO'Rrien was presented with AZ